Do the students who are currently attending or have graduated from the education programs at these schools have any legal recourse?
Check out this recent study from U.S. News and World Report and the National Council on Teacher Quality showing the sub-par quality of many education colleges in the United States. Pages 28 and 29 list schools that are doing such a poor job of educating teachers, students are warned about their low quality and that attending one of these schools could impact their future marketability as a teacher. An undergraduate teaching degree and certificate is no cheap undertaking, it costs plenty of money and time. Do students who have spent the money and attended these colleges have any legal recourse? Do the schools have any legal obligation to give students the quality education they are paying for?
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It’s possible. I would contact a lawyer and explore the possibilities.
Let’s see, the tuition for the University of Alaska is $7,000 while the tuition for Harvard is $40,000. Maybe a little research and cost benefit analysis would be in order before enrolling. Who woulda thunk it?
@Jaxk if information such as this was not available at the time of enrollment, it would be impossible to use it to make the decision. Also, cost is not the best indicator of quality in education. Ohio State University, one of only four schools to earn the four star rating, has an approximate (in state) tuition cost of around $11,000. Tufts, which received one and half stars, has a tuition cost of $43,000.
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Rating colleges has been around as long as I have. The degree you want will help to decide which college you attend, as well as cost. Some students go to college to get a degree and some go to get an education. That will also help make the choice.
@SuperMouse Plenty of information is available at the time of enrolment. Students need to research their options carefully before choosing a college or university. Quality is not the same between institutions. There are plenty of schools that will simply mail a diploma for the right money. That doesn’t guarantee that students from those schools will either learn anything or get hired by anyone once they have that piece of paper.
This is just one example of how our educational system is all messed up. There is a better way and it is being done in Finland What do the Finns do differently? Everything, and they are getting top ranked scores in international tests.
Of particular relevance to the current question, Finnish teachers are required to get a master’s degree at state expense and must show proficiency in what they teach. The acceptance rate at teacher colleges is 10% and teaching is considered a respectable profession like law and medicine. Teachers working in poorer neighborhoods get paid more. There are almost no standardized tests. Finnish students get less homework and schools take recess seriously.
Sound familiar? Probably not, and that is the point.
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